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Exploring Animal Life
Includes activity books, innovative kits, DVDs and reference materials on animals, their life cycles, survival mechanisms, their homes, behavior, anatomy, physiology and ecology.
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Animal Books for Children
A number of exemplary children's books are offered in this section, providing informative, thoroughly illustrated books for young explorers.
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Animal Puppets
Puppets are wonderful tools for teaching concepts such as food chain relationships, anatomy, behavior, diversity, and life cycles. In addition, for interpreters and naturalists, they make excellent models for introducing behavioral traits and adaptations found in wild animals. Children also naturally gravitate toward puppets and begin role playing as soon as they pick them up, making them an excellent enrichment tool for discussions, presentations and, of course, for storytelling.
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Acorn Naturalists Discovery Kits and Games
Acorn Naturalists has developed a wide array of unique hands-on science and nature activity kits, games, and modules for teachers, outdoor educators and parents. In this section you will find a selection of educational resources available exclusively from Acorn Naturalists.
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Acorn Naturalists Outdoor Exploration Packs
Acorn Naturalists Get Outdoors!® Field Packs are designed for children ages 7-11. Each contains a selection of books and equipment related to the topic. Packs are designed as starter kits that initiate interest in the field while teaching basic observation and identification skills. These unique, effective educational resources are available exclusively from Acorn Naturalists.
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Animal Tracking Tools and Techniques
Animal tracking is an activity that can be enjoyed by all ages while teaching important observation skills. This section offers creative resources for learning how to read the many clues that animals leave behind. Tracking is an ideal, engaging educational activity for camp leaders, nature center educators and classroom teachers who want to extend learning outside.
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Replicas (skull, track, scat, plant and animal)
Acorn Naturalists offers hundreds of high quality replicas, including animal track, scat, skull, talon, claw, tooth, egg, insect, fish, amphibian, reptile, bird, mammal and plant replicas.
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Track Casting Kits and Casting Compounds
Casting tracks in the field can be great fun, all the while improving observational skills. Acorn Naturalists offers an ideal casting compound (Perfect Cast)in convenient easy to use and store plastic tubs for field and classroom use. In this section you will also find Mold-it replica kits, professional mold-making and casting kits.
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Scat Displays and Reference Materials
Scat samples provide valuable clues both to the presence of an animal as well as diet preferences. These unique collections of real scat feature a mix of both invertebrate and vertebrate scats. Each specimen has been carefully freeze-dried and sealed within a 16" X 12" glass-topped exhibit case. Silhouettes of each animal appear alongside the scat sample. Also included in this section are reference materials for identifying scat samples in the field.
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Animal Field Guides
Field identification manuals are an essential component of every outdoor enthusiast's reference collection. Acorn Naturalists carries the latest versions of the Audubon, Peterson, Golden, Stokes, Nature Finder, National Geographic, Simon and Schuster, Sibley, Kaufman, Newcomb, Thayer, and UC Press field guides. We also offer high quality field guide covers, custom designed to protect your guides both in the classroom and on the trail.
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Animal Adaptations and Behavior
Wide selection of activity books, videos, references and children's books discussing animal diversity, behavior, adaptations and survival mechanisms.
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Animal Knowledge Cards
These cards are perfect for groups as well as for individual study. Features 48 cards with up-to-date information presented in a fun, interactive manner that grabs the attention of everyone. Combines learning and fun for ages 9-adult.
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Learning about Biodiversity
This section includes specific biodiversity resources for teachers and students of all ages. Included are books, curricula, posters and multimedia resources that are specifically designed to increase knowledge of biodiversity issues.
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Life Cycle Activities
This section contains a wealth of resources for teaching children about life cycles. Included are readers, references and activity books, all designed to enhance learning about life cycles.
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Track and Animal Rubber Stamps
These high quality 2-1/2 inch square rubber stamps represent a wide array of mainly north American insect, bird and mammal species. Many of these images are used in the well known Ampersand Press games such as Into the Forest, Krill, The Bug Game, Good Heavens!, The Garden Game, Oh Wilderness! and Predator. Use to expand or customize your own versions of these popular games or supplement your lessons on ecosystems, develop creative art projects, or to enhance animal information available in your classroom or nature center. Each anatomically accurate stamp features a colorful label and is mounted on a sturdy, easy-to-grip, wooden base.
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Rubber Stamps for Food Chain & Ecology Activities
Each kit contains eight smaller foam block versions (1-1/2” square) of the larger animal stamps as depicted in various Ampersand food chain and ecology games. You can use these to supplement lesson plans, create different ecosystems, develop unique art projects, or enhance fact sheets. Each kit also includes a child-safe ink pad. Ages 5-adult.
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Animal Sticker Books for All Ages
Use these animal stickers to create your own customized guides, decorate scrapbooks, make notecards or to supplement journal entries.
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Magnifiers, Loupes, Hand Lenses and 2-Way Viewers
This section contains a wide array of high quality observation equipment including magnifiers, jeweler's loupes, tripod magnifiers, magnifying glasses, linen counters, two-way viewers, hand lenses and lucite bug boxes.
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Animal Observation Supplies
Included here are handy, portable containers for field observation of invertebrates, aquatic organisms and other creatures that you want students to have a closer look at.
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Animal Care References
Includes a wide selection of animal care references on wildlife rehabilitation and animal husbandry.
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Science and Nature Posters
Acorn Naturalists offers a wide selection of high quality, laminated science and nature posters for the classroom or nature center.
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X-ray Reproductions for Teaching Anatomy
Acorn Naturalists offers realistic looking x-rays that are reproduced from actual scans. These are perfect for creating anatomical quiz games or for studying comparative anatomy. Can be used on a light table, overhead projector, or simply taped to a window or held up to a light.
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Animal Scramble Squares (Science & Nature Puzzles)
Unscramble the nine squares by perfectly matching the pictures on each square’s edges. Simple in appearance but challenging for all, ages six through adult. Puzzles feature descriptive information about the animals shown.
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Mobiles - Science and Nature Designs
These beautiful mobiles come ready to hang - no assembly required. Each beautifully pictured animal is attached with strong thread to thin metal rods that fold out automatically when taking the mobile out - simply remove from package and mount. Each is perfectly balanced and will float in infinite patterns with only the slightest breeze. Beautiful, moving addition for classrooms, nature centers or the home or office.
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Fish Replicas and Kits for Fish Printing (Gyotaku)
Fish printing, or Gyotaku, incorporates science (fish diversity, anatomy, ecology), art (create colorful paintings, note cards, displays), math (measure and count fins, proportions, count fin rays), reading (use with stories about aquatic environments) and creative writing (write fact or fiction about the fish prints). All ages and abilities can enjoy creating beautiful, unique, artistic prints. We now offer a wide selection of fresh and saltwater varieties.
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Animal Replica Casting Kits
Students cast and then paint their own replicas. Each of these model kits contains a reusable mold tray, PerfectCast® casting material, paints, paint brush, booklet, and instructions. Creative fun for ages 8 and up.
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Owl Discoveries - Pellets, Activities, Displays,
This section includes activity guides, DVDs, references, owl pellet kits, natural owl pellets and perfect pellets. Also offered are stainless steel forceps for owl pellet dissection as well as bone sorting and identification charts for use with owl pellet studies. Several species of owl skull replicas also available along with educational displays and posters depicting owl pellet contents.
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Forest Animal Replica Collection
Ranging in size from 3 to 5 inches, these hand-painted North American forest animals are perfect for creating habitat and food chain scenes or simply for creative play. Replicas meet all toy standards and are phthalate and lead free.
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SALE ITEMS: Animal Activity Resources
These animal activity books and reference guides are from catalog overstock and special purchases. All of these products are in new, mint condition at prices ranging from 35-65% off. New sale items are constantly being added (and removed when sold out).
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SALE ITEMS: Children's Animal & Life Science Books
The animal activity books and life science resources on sale here are from catalog overstock and special purchases. All of these products are in new, mint condition at prices ranging from 35-65% off. New sale items are constantly being added (and removed when sold out).
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